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Recognised as Colour

#6B68D7

  • #6B68D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6B68D7 is a blue with RGB values 107, 104, 215 and HSL 242°, 58%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6B68D7#6B68D7
HEX#6B68D7
RGBrgb(107, 104, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4078, 0.8431
RGB percentages42%, 40.8%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(241.6, 58.1%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.6, 51.6%, 84.3%)
CMYK50.2%, 51.6%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,039,191
CSS custom property--colour: #6B68D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#949728

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F7ADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2571D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#418096no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.6Royal blue · ΔE 9.7Medium purple · ΔE 10.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4D768
Analogous#689CD7, #A368D7
Triadic#D76B68, #68D76B
Split complementary#D7A368, #9CD768
Tetradic#D7689C, #D4D768, #68D7A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E1F7
Lighter +20%#BAB9EC
Lighter +10%#9390E2
Darker −10%#4340CC
Darker −20%#312DAC
Darker −30%#252383
Darker −40%#1A185B
More saturated +25%#5450EF
Less saturated −25%#8280BF

Channel breakdown

R107
G104
B215
Red107 (42%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue241.62°
Saturation (HSL)58.12%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 68 · B D7

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